Friday Faces: High School Part One
This week it has started to feel like Fall is slowly making its way to the Central Coast. I (Wei) have not yet succumbed to the Pumpkin Spice Latte yet,
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What’s Up in Our World?
“A library is a platform upon which we catch trains to Every Where and Any Place, Another Time and Across Space. All Aboard!” – Esme Raji Codell Happy Wednesday! I
History This Week – Babylon in our World: Playing with Base 60 Math
Welcome to another post for History – This Week! Today Sarah Shotwell continues on our exploration of Early Civilizations and how the early Babylonian mathematical system impacts our world today.
Introducing: SLOCA Somebodies + Enheduanna!
Part of what it means to teach history well is to give students an understanding of the greats of history—great battles, great and powerful gods and mythologies, great works of
History – This Week. The History Mystery Lab Activity!
Happy Monday! Today we continue with our series History – This Week, with a little twist from Sarah Shotwell. The History Mystery Lab Activity is designed to facilitate some interesting
Friday Faces: Leadership
Happy Friday! Today we are so excited to bring you our annual blog series, Friday Faces, which aims to give our readers more insight on the wonderful people here at
Teaching Character Through Literature: Responsibility
A story meets the child where he is. It sparks an authentic desire within him to do better, try harder, and love more. It allows each of our kids a
History ~ This Week. An introduction
Here on Down Home we are excited to introduce a new series called History ~ This Week. Following the History Outlines for Primary to Upper Middle School, each Sunday/Monday we
Helpful Hacks: The Day to Day
Welcome to a BONUS post in our Helpful Hacks series. Over the past 5 years of our homeschool journey I (Wei) have always found the first couple of weeks of
The Character Issue: Responsibility
Welcome to the first month in our Character Issue series! An essential part of SLOCA’s mission statement is to be a community that forges character. While we are always endeavoring
